1st Virginia Infantry

The 1st Virginia Infantry was a Confederate States Army regiment which existed from May 1861 to the spring of 1865 during the American Civil War. It was organized in Richmond, Virginia, consisting of seven Richmond companies and a Washington DC company. It was attached to the Army of Northern Virginia during the war, and it lost 22% of its strength at the Second Battle of Bull Run in 1862 and over 50% losses at the Battle of Gettysburg; only 17 surrendered at Appomattox on 9 April 1865.